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Washington.

Mrs. CLEVELAND has received from ia
maica, West Indies, an elaborate fan, made
at the Women's Self-Help Institution on that
island, of native woods, ferns and flowers
THE British Government will prosecute all
persons who took part in the recent midnight
meeting ut Woodford, Ireland, at which the
proclamation Of the Lord Lieutenant forbid
ding the meeting was burned. Among those
to be indicted are two mcmbers of Parlia.
ment.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has written letter
of sympathy for settlers who have been
cvicted from their land in Texas through
proceedings in the State courts, but declares
that the National Government is unable to
interfere, ThH letter is in response to an ap-
peal by General Weaver.
THE financial operations Of the United
States Navy during the past fiscal year were
as follows: Amount appropriated, S3S, 1884,
59G: drawn out by warrant, SIS, 152, 1856;
balance in hand, $22,G2O, ,42'; expended, as
shown by vouchers, sl4, 1874 291 amount over.
paid, s2S,3Ol: carried to the surplus fund,
S4lG,037. During the year 81, IA, 1876 was
raid out on account of 6, 1875 navy pen
pioners.
TOTAL receipts of the Post-oflice Depart.
ment from all sources for the last fiscal year
were S4S, ,S5i .G0a and expenditures for the
same period :5!!,:j4l .Giiii, leaving deficiency
of s., ,QGS.
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THE LABOR WORLD.

THE Farmers Alliance will build hour
mill in Atlanta, Texas, at a cost OF Sl5,ooo.
AN agricultural implement factory is TO De
erected in Statesville, N. c.
DURING the month Of September charters
were granted to fourteen new carpenters
unions in the United States.
SOUTH CAROLINA textile mills are selinS
their sheetings and drills all over the Unl1eo
States and Canada.
THERE are twenty one bureaus OF labor In
the United States. Four years ago tnere
were only seven.
THE men who run elevators in the Office
buildings. hotels, flats and business houses Id
New York City have organized.
MARVIN HUGHETT, the executive head OF
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, and
one of the best known railroad men in the
West, was poorly paid telegraph operator
not many years ago.
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ACROSS THE WIRES.
Events of Importance Flashed
Over the Telegraph.
Mexican Bandits Create a Reign Of
Terror On the Rio Grande.

A reign Of terror exists in the up-river
border counties Of Texas, between Edinburg
and Roma, the result of the shocking depre-
dations of Mexican bandits Since the.abduc-
ton of Senior Barara, whose friends had to
pay 81, 500 ransom, almost every merchant
hasreceived threatening letters ordering pay
ment Of heavy sums on the penalty Of abb
duction and torture. The wealthy never
travel without heavy guard. The border
Sheriffs, who are poorly paid, are doing what
they can with their Deputies, to hunt the rob
bers down, and small force Of rangers has
been sent by Governor Ross to Bio Grande
City, but it is feared that the whole force is
not strong enough to round the bandits up in
such long extent of wild bottom
and wooden country. District Judge
j. G. Russell, who is a large ranch owner
in Stair County, acknowledged that the civil
authorities were unable to cope with the
matter. In the meantime the bandits are
continuing their work. On Monday, at high
noon, they entered the Havana Ranch, in Hi
dalgo County, a place of about 500 inhabitants,
surrounded the store of Magdileno Flores,
drove the occupants out, and robbed the
place Of every bit Of goods it contained
the windows, and threatened to re-
turn and sack and burn every house
in the place The band numbered twenty
one men. The day before another party Of
bandits, about twenty strong, attacked the
Attasosca Ranch, on the San Juan river, a
few miles above Camargo, Mexico, and
sacked the place, abusing and outraging the
people. They were pursued by Mexican
cavalry under Captain Lamadrido, and
Plasuelas, a leader, and another bandit were
secured. Plasuelas was executed at Camargo
and the other will suffer the same fate
Lamadride, an active officer has at
his command all the men that he
wants, and gets a step in rank for
every bandit captured. President Diaz
has ordered that the severest measures be
used to put down banditage on the border,
and General Velain, in command Of this
military district, is anxious to cooperate with
the American authorities, aud drive out and
eliminate these pests. The State authorities
of Tamaulipas are very lukewarm. Their
party newspapers openly attack Velain for
causing the capture of Lorenzo Vela, a noted
bandit, and the murderer of Sheriff Martin,
of Stair County, who was sent to the fortress
Of San Juan de Uloa, at Vera Cruz, and are
trying to excite sentiment among the
people in favor of the wretches and against
the party oflaw and order.
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ELECTION ECHOES.
Balloting for Candidates in the
States-Some Results.

Elections have taken place in ten States.
Governors State officers and members Of the
Legislature were chosen in Iowa, Maryland,
Massachusetts, and Ohio; State officers and
legislators in New York; a State Treas.
urer and Judge Of the Supreme
Judge in Nebraska and in New Jersey and
Virginia legislators only. Oregon voted
upon an amendment to the Constitution pro-
hibiting the sale Of liquors.
Besides these State elections four mem
bers of the House Of Representatives in the
Fiftieth Congress were chosen-two in New
York, one in Louisiana, and one in Rhode
Island. Some of the results, as indicated by
the figures on the day after election, were as
follows:
In New York the entire Democratic State
ticket, headed by Cook for Secretary of
State, was elected. Cooks plurality was
estimated at about $1,000. The Labor vote
was estimated at 10000 and the Prohibition
vote at $4,000, gain of nearly 5000 since
last year for the latter. Both branches of
the legislature remain g1a r.. Republican; dbs;Is
Democratic ticket was elected The main
fight was for District Attorney, between Eel
lows, the regular Democratic nominee, and
Nicoll, also O Democrat, who was nominated
by the Republicans and received the support
of tho World. Fellows was elected by a
plurality of $4,000. The Henry George
or Labor vote fell of heavily,
of State, against 1000 votes for Mayor last
year. In Brooklyn, Chaplin was chosen
Mayor by small plurality. Belden (Repub-
lican), was elected to Congress from the Syra-
cuse district by 5000 mn jority.
In New Jersey the Republicans held control
of the State Senate, and made gains in the
Assembly sufficient to put that body in their
hands. This i1lsures the election Of Republi-
can successors to State Comptroller Ander-
licans.
Pennsylvania went Republican on the State
ticket by about 10000 majority for. State
Treasurer, Democratic gain over the election
for the same Office in 1885.
Governor Foraker Republican, was re-
elected in Ohio by an estimated plurality of
over p, 900. The Legislature went Repubi-
can.
In Massachusetts, the Republican plurality
in Boston was about 5000 and in the State
about S,4n0. There was all increased Prohi-
bition vote. The Legislature is heavily Re-
publican in both branches.
In Virginia the Democrats carried the Leg
islature, insuring Democratic successor to
United States Senator Riddleberger
In Maryland the Democratic ticket, headed
by Jackson. was successful.
Nebraska was carried by the Republicans
by an estimated plurality Of over 10000.
In Rhode island the Republicans regained
the Second Congressional District, electing
Warren G. Arnold by majority of 542.
In Oregon the vote was OH an amendment
to the State Constitution prohibiting the sale
of liquor This amendment was defeated by
about 10000 majority.
IN Mississippi there was little opposition
to the Democratic nominees, and the Legis-
lature is largely Democratic in both houses.
In Chicago the Republican Municipal
ticket and in Detroit the Democratic NUM-
cDal ticket won
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THE NATIONAL GAME.

LOUISVILLE has signed Sam Smith, OF
Denver, to play first base.
The New Yorks will have enough players
next spring to make two or three mines.
THERE will be many new faces in the diff
ferent clubs when the next season opens
THERE seems to be a large-sized baseball
combination in the West as well as in the
East.
THE Detroit and St. Louis clubs propose to
play championship series through the South
next season before the regular League season
opens.
THE attendance at the fifteen Detroit-St
Louis games was 81 ,435 The receipts were
about $4,000. After paying all expenses the
clubs divided $4,000.
ONLY three men played in every League
championship game last season. They are
Ward. OF New York; Morrill,, of Boston, and
Sam Thompson, Of Detroit.
FERGUSON, Of the Philadelphias, is base
ball wonder. He is the fourth among pitchers,
! second in second baSemen, third in batting,
and has the best record in a run around the
base lines.
DUNLAP's record of 1858 at second base this
season for Detroit is by far the best ever
made in the position. Last season Bastian,
of the PbiIadciphias. led the position with
.944, which was the best up to that time.
IT is given out by one of the best of author
tiles that Rldbourne is to 60 to the Philadel-
phia Club next season, that Ward will not
play in New York, and that Pleffer and
Williamson will not leave Chicago next sea-
son.
FIRsr-BAsE does not seem hard position
to play, yet a number of clubs have found it
pretty hard to get the right sort OF men
Pittsburg, Cleveland, Louisville and the
Athletics were practically sholt handed IN
this respect.
NIKE KELLY, the famous baseball player,
has signed q contract with the McNlsh
johnson g. Slavin minstrel party. He will
act a. interlocutor. and his contract calls for
his appearance after his return from Califor-
MIA IN January, 1883
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The Throat Of a Singer.

On an occasion party Of doctors were
talking in the parlor when Parcpa Rosa
came in. DR.. Flint said to her: "We
have just been discussing whether the
throats of singers differed in any way
from the ordinary throat" 'Well," she
replies: II have no objection TO your
making an examination of mine, if you
like" and Immediately put herself in
the hands of the doctors. who thus had
an opportunity seldom accorded the
medical fraternity. DR.. Flint, who was
then engaged on his work on physiology,
discovered quite a difference i'll the for,
nation of the throat, and afterward
mentioned the fact in his book.-Nen
York Commercial -4lrertiser.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Mrs GARFIELD is receiving the most dis
tinguished attention in England.
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, the composer, has
regained his health, although much enfeebled
by his recent illness.
JENNY LIND GoLDscHMIDT, the Swedish
Nightingale, died III London, few days since,
in her sixty-seventh year.
The wealthest colored man in the North
Is Dr. j. Gloucester, of Brooklyn, who is esti.
mated to be worth 500, ,OOo.
BEN BUTLER denies the rumor that he is to
retire from the practice of his profession. He
SAYS he will die in the harness.
ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND is devout
PRESBYTERIAN. She has taken O pew in the
First Presbyterian Church, on Fifth avenue,
New York city.
SEVEN years ago G. J. Griffiths, of Los
Angeles, CAL, was poor miner in tho Bodle
Mining Camp, but today he is millionaire
many times over. His fortune was made in
real estate.
THERE are already ten United States Sena-
tors in Washington who will remain t there
till Congress meets. They are Cockrell, Vest,
Edmunds, Morrill,, Harris, Jones, Dolph,
Cullom, Platt and Call.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE is the only one Of
the Justices who has not availcl himself of
the act Of Congress giving him private
Secretary at 81, 500 a year. II don't want
one" says the Chief Justice; ''he'd only be in
the way"
ELIJAH HAYES and wife have decided their
property at Warsaw, Ind, worth $50, ,0JO,
and yielding all annual income of $4,000, to
the Board of Missions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, subject only to an annuity
of 81 500, TO themselves
&C. WILSON, a New York broker, who
claims to have been the youngest enlisted
Confederate soldier was also probably the
smallest soldier in either army, as he is little
bigger than Tom Thumb was. He is bright
little man with twinkling black eyes, black
n,oustache, and a vivacious manner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-23
Origin OF Some Words.

Mercy and commerce are from the same
root. Attach and attack are ctymoloSl-
cally identical. Valet used TO be written
vaslet, from vasscl, vassallct. Pontifex
probably meant originally a pathmaker.
Skcptic originally implied merely an OBJ
server, thence an inquirer, doubter nn-
believer. Idea, that which is seen; idol,
a little image, a little statue, little
''that which is seen" WiScacrc, Old
Dutch wisc>c2scr, soothsayer, German
wcis>a.cr. wiscsAycr, weissagcn, wiza2 on.
Pabulum is from the Aryan root pa,
through the Latin, and food is from the
same root through the Teutonic Ian
puarc. Pasture and fodder are from the
same root through the two chanhels.-
,71u,udl of Elmuti0n
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NEWS SUMMARY
E,stern and Middle state.


TwEHTY-sEvEN suits for damages have
been entered by Salvation Army men against
Augusta, Maine, for alleged unjust arrests.
TWENTY-FIVE horses were smothered to
death ut fire in 4 New York stable.
THREE counterfeiters who have been flood
ing Eastern Pennsylvania with spurious
money have been arrested at Reading The
detectives obtained full confession, giving
description of the place where the counterfeit
money was made, and duplicating dozen
persons.
AT Chenango Bridge, n. Y, on election
day eleven women were allowed to vote.
They voted the straight Prohibition ticket.
The auction sale of the late Henry Ward
Beecher's books, pictures and objects OF art,
in New York, gave many people an opportu-
nifty to secure mementocs of the Plymouth
Church pastor. Some Of the articles brought
high prices.
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Damage Done by Hunters.

A dispatch from Portia, Ark, says: 1.-THE
woods for ten miles around have been on fire
for four days Cotton fields have been burned,
corn cribs, barns, dwelling houses and fields
ruined. The woods nre bare, stock is coming
out for shelter and some being run out on &C.
count Of the fire. Unless rain should
A dispatch from Anna, nl., says: "For
some days disastrous fires have been raging
In the hill lands, the woods and bottom lands
Of this region and in the swamps across the
river in Cape Girardeau County, Mo. The
long drouth has made everything as dry as
tinder, and rain is fervently prayed for"
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General M0rganS Hat.

When the fame of Morgan, the Con-
federatc raider, was or every tongue q
New York cloth;ng-honsc paid 81, Oo0
for a bullct-riddlcd hat that he was said
have worn. 1t was exhibited III their
Broadway store, and 100000 people
looked at it at 25 cents a look. An At
lanta man now comes forward with the
information that General Morgan never
saw the hat.-.'ete York World.
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A MONTH OF DISASTERS.
October's Record of Losses on the
Great Lakes.

October's Record of Losses on the
Great Lakes.
The month of October shows an aggregate
of 2S5 accidents and disasters on all the lakes.
III more than in September this year,
and 115 more than in October Of last
year. They occurred as follows: Lake
Michigan, 81; Lake Huron, the Straits, and
Salt River, so; rivers, IS; Lake Superior, IS;
Georgian Bay, 13; Lake st. Clair, IS; Lake
Erie and Welland Canal, Is; Lake
Ontario, 12. The causes were: Heavy
weather l16, loss s2S1, 400; stranded
s., loss Sl1S,00o; ashore 80, loss
SEQ. 800; sprung leak IL, loss s;'6, 800; dis
abled "a; loss 500, 400; collision IS, loss
$780, fire 3, loss $ll 300; loss in cargoes,
S5l, 100; total loss for the month, 81 ,O61, 2O9,
All increase over September of SS25, 800.
Reckoning forty nine lives lost with the
steamer Vernon 1872 persons were drowned
from vessels in October OH the great lakes. il
all these losses could be thoroughly investi-
gated, says dispatch, there is every reason
to believe that it would be found that the di
rect cause Of more than e-haf of them was
overlooking. Nine times out Of ten disasters
that are attributed to stress Of weather are
really from carrying too much cargo
Never in the history Of the lake marine has
the dangerous practice Of overlooking yes
sells been carried to such an extreme as thi:
season
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FOREIGN,

EIGHTEEN Nihilists have been arrested in
Kieff and Odessa, Russia.
JAY GOULD has arrived in England.
A TYPHooN has ravaged the island of Hoi
Ling, China. From 100 to 200 lives were
lost.
THREE British soldiers and a number oil
Zulus were killed in q skrmish.
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Han ocd for Murder.

the Lexington (Ky.) Jail on Friday. On
Sep. %, 1886, Agee murdered his brother-in-
law, James Faulkner, during quarrel about
the ownership Of two dozen roasting ears.
On the same day Henry Robinson tcolored)
was hanged at Union Springs, Ala In May
last he murdered an aged colored man who
had O young wife, and was the cause Of the
trouble.
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Precautions Against Cholera.

Quarantine Commissioner Nichols, of New
York, has called upon Secretary Fairchild in
Washington and had q long interview in re-
gard to the adoption of measures to protect
the Atlantic ports against cholera-infected
vessels. 1t is understood that the Commits
sioner held that such infected vessels should
be turned back upon arrival in America and
compelled to return to the country whence
fhav
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THE Railroad Gazette's record OF train ac'
cidents in September includes eighty,-three
collisions, sixty three derailments and four
other accidents, total of l59 accidents. IN
which sixty-oue persons were killed and IVY
injured
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The cotton crop of Virginia during the
past 80 years is estimated to haze aver
aged nearly 2G, 600 bales.
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The power of an ocean storm was

The power of an ocean storm was
we'll illustrated at Bishop Rock, Eng
land lately, when an iron column
twenty-three feet long and weighing
six thousand pounds. part of O new
lighthouse being built, which. during
o storm, had been left lashed by q half
inch chain at each end to strong eye
bolts, was found tossed up by the
waves twenty feet to the top OF the
rock, swaying about like piece OF
timber. Two days later, when the
laborers were able to land, black
smiths anvil weighing $50 pounds,
which they had left in hole st feet
deep and only 2t feet in diameter, had
also been washed by the waves COM
pletely out of the hole.
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THE new census Of Buffalo, N. Y, just
taken by the police, will show that the total
population is 100000. The last preceding
census was taken in June, 1885, and showed
population Of 02.8lS.
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a Horrible M der.

LooK HAvEs, Pa, August s,-The
murder Of Isaiah Colby aud his wife sl
Cherry Run, near this city. proves to
have been q most horrible crime, ss
the inquest developed the fact that
Mrs. Colby had been Outraged and her
dealt caused by three bullets from a
revolver. Her husband was shot
through the head. The murder IL
thought 10 have been committed Sun.
day morning, but the fact was not
discovered until Monday. Both bodies
lay ou,slde Of the house where they
had fallen. The only other person
about tho premises was an infant,
which was almost dead from hunger.
Thoro 10 no clue yet as 10 the perpe.
trators OF the crime.
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W. q. II. U. BuiId,sx A.oei.uou.

CHIcAoi, Ill, August 9.-0n the
18Th Of July, 1887, the Secretary Ct
state OF Illinois ilButd articles OF In.
corporation 10 q company at Chicago
TO be known 40 "The Woman'e Tenn
perance Building Association" with q
capital stock Of 10000 shares, 500
each. The incorporators are Matilda
b. Care, Francis +. willard, Esther
Pugh, William Dsering and James b
Robbs. The purpose is to erecl q build.
ing la Chicago ~ a national hoad-
quarters OF the Woman's Christian
lem peTance Union and 90 a temper.
ance training school and hall. II Ia
aso said that this enterprise shall be.
come a source OF revenue TO tbe na.
tional society. The plan 10 that while
the building In intended In the frat
place 10 furnish headquarters for the
National Woman's CHRISTIAN temper
ance Uolon, II is also 10 be q great
Office building. and will bring rental
Of at least tl35, 900 q year. Ground has
been secured for II In the very center
OF the city. The structure will cost
$500, 900, and 10 cover this 5000, 600
worth OF bonds will be issued. The
committee having the matter Ia charge
today issued q call 10 oil friends Of
temperance for contribution % aid In
carrying out this work.
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OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR.
A PROHIB. sCnOOLMAsrER PRE-
VENTED FROM TEACHING.
Anti PrOhlblti0nlsts Guard the
SchOOlhouse - A Murder
and a Suicide.
lsPECIAL TO THE LPPEAL.l

lbfEClAL To the Arrthb'i
NAsHvILLE, TENN, August 9.-Wi lie
McDsarmon teaches school at Ga
batlis, Ia jackson county. When he
arrived at the schoolhouse this morn.
ing he found 1t guarded by party Of
armed men under one Minnis Lee,
and was notified that they had deter
mined to allow no prohibitions. to
teach the school and as he was under
stood to favor the proposed amend
ment to the constitution, they were
there TO prevent, by foics IL necessary,
his taking charge. mcDsarmon
withdrew to vacant house
near by where he procet ded to Or
ganize his school. Lee collected quite Q
number OF pupils It the schodihouse,
and installed his dauaher rs teacher.
Med armon telephoLed Sheriff Camp
bell Morgan to meet him tomorrow at
the scene Of the difficulty; bat believ-
ing that this movement would be re-
sis cd by Lee aud his friends. and
fearing that It would involve the com.
munity IN serious disturbance, Nc
D.armon's friends sdvited him to con.
tinus his school In the house he nov
occupies. This he did, and no further
trouble is anticipated.
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LWsFkOMOVER THE SEAS
EVACUATION OF THE NEW
HEBRIDEs BROUGHT UP.
France Declines 10 Leave - Den.
marks Plans Of Revenge Against
Germany all Talk.

LONDON, August 9.--slr J. Fersu.
sop, Parliamentary Secretary Of the
Foreign Office. stated In the House Of
Commons todsy that England had
nevsr scquiesced In the presence Of
French troops in the New Hebrdss.
He added that the Eaglish Govern
ment we're unwilling to believe that
the French occupation Of the New
Hebrides would long continue, and
declared that the government would in
no wise consent that the withdrawal
Of the French from the New Hebrices
should be postponed until sn sgrer.
ment reapectiog the neutralz Ation oi
the Su, canal had been reached.